Cars & Coffee Brisbane

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 10:03 pm

Will be at Cootha Classic sorry

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 10:39 pm

I don't really think your sorry ;)

slug_dub · Postby **slug_dub** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 8:29 am

Lachlan, it's 7:30 I tried to come at the train station from the other side and they've closed the road... I'm going to just park near event ;-)

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:20 pm

I've been meaning to do a write up on this since the day! Started one once, and then accidently lost it on Tapatalk. OK, here we go, better late than never.

Well it was a great morning out! Considering there were a few other car events on that day, including the Cootha Classic, there was a good turn out of cars, and a good variety between them. And half the Porsches in Brisbane

I met up with Andrew, Pete & Lilly, Greg and Justin (... I feel like I'm forgetting someone), we grabbed a coffee and wandered the cars. There were a few other MX-5s scattered about as well one with a forum sticker (who were you!?)

There was a beautiful Porsche 356 Speedster, that I wanted to drive home in. It'd be an even swap, one silver 4cyl roadster for another ... forget about the over $100k price disparity!

There was a red RX-7 there, with ORX plates, thought it might have been Danny from Auto+ but it wasn't him driving. I assume it was his car though.

I'm looking forward to going again, but next time I will grab a coffee elsewhere first. There is only one place to get coffee, it's good but they're very busy and the wait is a long one.

The next meet will be Saturday 3/10. I can't commit to attending just yet, but I will certainly try to be there. Here's a few photos to entice you. slug_dub took a ton, so he might post a few choice picks later?

Postby **orx626** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:50 pm

ManiacLachy wrote:There was a red RX-7 there, with ORX plates, thought it might have been Danny from Auto+ but it wasn't him driving. I assume it was his car though.

That Series 5 RX-7 is not mine, but it is owned by my friend Peter. It's a tidy Aussie delivered version. I would have been there if I wasn't still in Sydney. I hope to make it to the next one.

Cheers,
Danny

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:29 am

orx626 wrote:
ManiacLachy wrote:There was a red RX-7 there, with ORX plates, thought it might have been Danny from Auto+ but it wasn't him driving. I assume it was his car though.

That Series 5 RX-7 is not mine, but it is owned by my friend Peter. It's a tidy Aussie delivered version. I would have been there if I wasn't still in Sydney. I hope to make it to the next one.

Cheers,
Danny

Cool. You can spot it in the background of the shot of the Speedster. I loved the sticker on the back of the Rotor and the Piston.

Hope to see you at the next one Danny, and/or meet you at the Open Day later this month.

Is "ORX" a rotary referrence?

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:26 am

It might just be using 0 for nothing. And then RX as a model designator like mx.

I'd almost hazard a guess / dredge memory that Danny may have done a rotor swap into a 626 early in his driving life. Fancy personalised plates may not have been available at that point so getting plates that read ORX-626 would have been quite an achievement.

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JBT · Postby **JBT** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:52 am

sailaholic wrote:I'd almost hazard a guess / dredge memory that Danny may have done a rotor swap into a 626 early in his driving life.

He did...and it's a weapon.

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:55 am

sailaholic wrote:It might just be using 0 for nothing. And then RX as a model designator like mx.

That makes sense, thanks!

TTT · Postby **TTT** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:15 pm

All the photos posted on the cars and coffee facebook page and posters are by a member of these forums.
the silver 356 is also owned by same member.

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:31 pm

Really? Good to know. I'll try to catch him next time and say hello.

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:34 pm

JBT wrote:
sailaholic wrote:I'd almost hazard a guess / dredge memory that Danny may have done a rotor swap into a 626 early in his driving life.

He did...and it's a weapon.

Some say Danny even has a rotary-powered lawn mower!

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:29 am

ManiacLachy wrote:There was a beautiful Porsche 356 Speedster, that I wanted to drive home in. It'd be an even swap, one silver 4cyl roadster for another ... forget about the over $100k price disparity!l]

If it's Cal's then it's a replica

TTT · Postby **TTT** » Fri Sep 18, 2015 3:27 pm

Steampunk wrote:
ManiacLachy wrote:There was a beautiful Porsche 356 Speedster, that I wanted to drive home in. It'd be an even swap, one silver 4cyl roadster for another ... forget about the over $100k price disparity!l]

If it's Cal's then it's a replica

Yep.

That's why it's half the price